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Fort Smith board votes 6-0 to end agreement with internal auditor; schedules executive-session action on HR chief
Summary
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 6-0 to terminate its agreement with internal auditor Rebecca Cowan during a special meeting called to address internal-auditor matters.
FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 6-0 to terminate its agreement with internal auditor Rebecca Cowan during a special meeting called to address internal-auditor matters.
The vote followed an executive session; when the board returned to open session a director moved to terminate the agreement with Rebecca Cowan, the motion was seconded by Director Kemp and a roll-call vote recorded six affirmative votes and no opposition.
The vote tally, as recorded on the roll call, showed Directors Rigo, Kim, George Kasavitz, Christina Kasavitz, Kevin Settle and Martin voting yes; final announcement on the floor stated “6 in favor and 0 opposed.” The transcript does not identify the mover by full name; the motion was seconded by Director Kemp.
Separately, a director moved to call a special meeting to convene into executive session to consider appointment, termination or discipline of Rick Lawley, chief human resources officer. That motion was seconded and participants discussed holding the executive session “next Tuesday.” The transcript records verbal concurrence from at least some directors but does not contain a formal roll-call vote on that motion.
The board also heard a request to add a review of the contract with SGR (an employment-search services firm) to a future agenda. That request was seconded. During that exchange a director noted that some agenda actions require the concurrence of four members; participants acknowledged there were only two recorded concurrences on the record for that item in the transcript.
No statutes, ordinances or other legal authorities were cited on the record during the discussion recorded in the transcript. After the personnel motions and agenda requests, the board moved to adjourn.
The transcript provides no date for the special meeting and does not record additional public commentary or written materials related to the termination, the SGR contract-review request, or any personnel investigations. The board announced the intent to meet in executive session on personnel matters, as described above; the transcript does not record outcomes from that planned executive session.
